野や外がい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to outdoor spaces, activities, or events, often contrasting with indoor or urban settings. Commonly used in compounds like 野外活動 (outdoor activities) and 野外コンサート (open-air concert).

今日きょうは野

や

外がい

で

ランチ

を

食た

べよう

。

Let's eat lunch outdoors today.

野や外がいコンサートは雨あめで中ちゅう止しになった。

The open-air concert was canceled due to rain.

2

noun

fields; outskirts; suburbs

Refers to open land, fields, or the outskirts of a town, often implying a natural or less-developed area. Less common than the 'outdoors' sense.

彼かれは都と会かいを離はなれ、野や外がいで農のう業ぎょうを始はじめた。
He left the city and started farming in the fields.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を野や外がいで行おこなうto hold (an event) outdoors
結けっ婚こん式しきを野や外がいで行おこなうことにした。
We decided to hold the wedding outdoors.
野や外がいに出でるto go out into the open fields/countryside
都と会かいを離はなれて野や外がいに出でると、静しずかな自し然ぜんが広ひろがっていた。
When we left the city and went out into the open country, quiet nature spread before us.
野や外がいで〈事こと〉を楽たのしむto enjoy (something) outdoors
家か族ぞくで野や外がいでバーベキューを楽たのしんだ。
We enjoyed a barbecue outdoors with the family.

Kanji

野plains, field, rustic
外outside

Related words

屋おく外がいN2sense 1
屋外 is the more formal or technical word for 'outdoors,' often seen on signs and in regulations, while 野外 has a more casual, nature-and-leisure feel.
郊こう外がいN4sense 2
郊外 specifically means the residential suburbs outside a city, while 野外 in this sense refers to open, undeveloped land or the outskirts generally.
アウトドアN2sense 1
アウトドア is a casual loanword typically used adjectivally for outdoor activities or gear, whereas 野外 is the native Japanese noun for outdoor places or events themselves.
戸こ外がい
野外 suggests open fields or nature, often used for outdoor events like 野外コンサート, whereas 戸外 simply means the space outside a building.

Opposites

屋おく内ないN1sense 1
屋内 means 'indoors,' the direct opposite of 野外's 'outdoors' sense.

Word family· 9

野や外がい劇げき
outdoor play; open-air theater; pageant
野や外がい撮さつ影えい
outdoor photography; location shooting
野や外がい活かつ動どう
outdoor activity

Etymology

Compound of 野 (field, wild) and 外 (outside). The meaning 'outdoors' is a straightforward extension of 'outside in the fields'.

野や外がい調ちょう査さ

field research; field survey; field investigation

野や外がい露ろ出しゅつ

public exhibitionism; indecent exposure outdoors

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野や外がいフェス
outdoor music festival
野や外がい音おん楽がく堂どう
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
野や外がいコンサート
outdoor concert
野や外がいフェスティバル
outdoor music festival